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Twitter's Vine launched to much fanfare at the beginning of the year and brands have been quick to experiment with the video sharing tool to both promote their products and generally have a bit of fun.
Unfortunately too many brands seem to think that just because it's a throwaway six-second clip they don't have to put much effort into it, so the clips often end up looking quite messy and of poor quality.
Similarly the temptation is often to try and cram as much as you can into the short time frame, which can make it difficult to work out what's going on in the clip.
In my opinion, the best examples use a single continuous clip or motion capture so the viewer doesn't have to try and take in several different camera angles in just six seconds. I would suggest that unless there's a particuarly pressing need, Vines should be limited to around three of four different shots otherwise it can dilute the impact.
Furthermore, it's a good idea to mount the phone on something so that the video doesn't look too shaky.
So with this in mind, I've rounded up five good and bad examples of Vines shared by various brands. Admittedly not all the examples I've highlighted as being good are absolutely perfect, but I've explained my reasons for including them.
The clips in this post are shown as Gifs, but you can click on them to link to the original Vine...
Urban Outfitters
This Vine is great as it shows two cute dogs, and the only two absolute truths in marketing are that sex sells and people love to share content about animals.
Secondly it just has just two different clips in it, so it's not painful on the eyes.
One minor problem is that they should have mounted the camera on something as it's a tiny bit shaky, but really that's being fussy.
This is possibly my favourite example. The clip contains a single idea, but it's incredibly creative and fun to watch.
Doritos is also one of the few brands that have made use of the fact that Vine records sound as well as video.
Finally, this clip ties into a competition so it serves a purpose beyond simply testing out Vine to see what it can do.
While far from being a perfect example, I like the way Next has used stop motion to show off the products featured in its new ad campaign.
There are a few problems with the consistency of the lighting and the ripple effect at the end is too ambitious, but with a few tweaks it could have been great.
General Electric
General Electric has a brilliant social strategy, which you perhaps wouldn't expect from a utilities company, and is a prolific user of Vine.
This clip is a bit of fun to celebrate Pi Day – it's an endless pie. Awesome.
Simple but effective, this Vine uses stop motion to show a lime rolling up to a bottle of Bacardi.
It's a simple idea but it's executed extremely well, which is exactly what Vine should be for.
And five bad examples...
A Vine of Nascar teams gearing up for the big race, you say? That sounds interest.... Argh! My eyes!
Channel 4 Racing
A clip of the horses parading around before a race or six seconds of them in the blocks before sprinting off into the distance might work.
But trying to cram an entire race into one Vine is a bit too much, and I don't feel this clip work very well.
General Electric
When you're using Vine as often as General Electric does it's sadly inevitable that you'll eventually come up with a stinker.
This Vine was posted on National Inventors Day to thank everyone who invented the Harlem Shake.
To be fair the footage isn't too bad, but for it to be a real Harlem Shake it obviously needs the music as well. But listening to this Vine with the sound on is a major disappointment...
I really like the idea behind this ad for the new Wolverine movie, as well as the fact that they've synced six seconds of music over the top.
But in my opinion they've tried to include too many clips, so in the end it's a bit of a mess and difficult to follow.
It would have been preferable to find two or three interesting moments from the film that whet the viewer's appetite and encourage them to find out more, rather than just inducing a headache.
American Apparel
American Apparel fell into a common trap with this Vine – too much content, too little time.
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I wrote about Vine in a recent blog post of my own recently (http://www.navigatedigital.com/vine-what-is-it-good-for.html) and questioned the value of Vine to brands.
I think it's great to see brands embracing Vine, but totally agree with your comments about what makes a good (or bad) Vine.
Brands need to be really careful that they don't just jump on the Vine bandwagon and create a shoddy video that is likely to do more harm than good. 6 seconds doesn't seem like a lot of time, but people tend to make up their minds very quickly so creativity and high production values are key for brands.
Thanks for the array of examples, hadn't seen all of these. Personally, I think handheld effects e.g. slight shaking can be endearing, versus Oscar-quality production. It demonstrates the content has been produced by a normal person and will help smaller brands which don't have a huge budget. Vine is for short, homemade content after all!
Although I agree on the whole with the good/bad reviews, I wholeheartedly disagree with the mounting of a phone to produce the 'perfect' footage. Vine is essentially a phone app to grab six seconds of video - whilst the content can be well thought out beforehand, it's use is meant for phones held by hand.
For more 'professional' video production we have the likes of YouTube and Vimeo out there. Vine is very good for what it is and is meant to be digested by people using mobile on the move. I look forward to more reviews of good/bad examples and using it more ourselves as a professional sports club.
Great post David! Thanks for sharing these examples; I've seen some great campaigns with Vine (e.g. Asos) but as you mentioned - companies need to understand that they have only 6 seconds to express their message in n interesting way. I think the preparation and quality is the key here. Less content is much better when it comes to Vine.
Great post and its the first I've seen on recommendations (with examples) of what makes a good or bad Vine post for brands. I think as its new the earned media opportunities through buzz is still attractive and as we continue to experiment with the technology I think we will begin to find more useful ways for using Vine in our existing ways of communicating.
What I'm currently trying to push with a client of ours here and where I see opportunities for other brands such as B&Q / Best Buy is using Vine for customer care e.g. how to videos and product demos.
There's a lot of negativity about Vine and for now I get it. I just think we're only beginning to find our feet. Like the telephone, electric guitar and cinema it takes time before we find the real value in the technology we create.
Always interested in seeing different examples of what has come out of Vine (I admit that I haven't spent much time exploring the platform). I was unsure how brands would take to the platform, but it seems as though it has potential with the variation seen above.
It's difficult to imagine a Vine image going 'viral', but I guess we will have to see what else comes out in the near future.
I think Vine is *exactly* the kind of media that's ripe for going viral.
You get one take, so it feels more natural, and as we know from YouTube reviews, cat videos, etc, 'homemade' content can be just as powerful as polished brand content.
Keeping it to 7 seconds is a good way to keep the bumph out too. It's like the social version of a lightning talk.
We've used it a bit at @dotMailer, for a couple of things, if you're interested in b2b ideas.
Always excited to see which of these new networks flourish and which fail. And which just bimble along not really doing much....
Thanks for show the good vs bad example of Vine video executions, its useful to not how times subtlety can be a key way to engage and make a more pleasurable experience for end user or to make it more a viral pleasing piece of content to share.


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BRISTOL, Tenn. – A season ago, the King University men's volleyball team narrowly missed a spot in the Conference Carolinas Tournament, giving the Tornado extra motivation in 2014. Head coach Ryan Booher returns two of his top three hitters from a season ago, and adds a talented freshmen class as the Tornado look to earn a Conference Carolinas Tournament berth.
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In our last episode, I introduced the tentative title "Great Design" for this series of articles. I have something very specific in mind when I use the words "great" and "design," and it's worth spending some time defining it.
First, "design."
You know those gorgeous old brownstones in New York City? With the elaborate carvings, gargoyles, and beautiful iron fences? Well, if you dig up the old architectural plans, the architect would often just write something like "beautiful fretwork" on the drawing, and leave it up to the artisan, the old craftsman from Italy to come up with something, fully expecting that it will be beautiful.
That's not design. That's decoration. What we, in the software industry, collectively refer to as Lipstick on a Chicken. If you have been thinking that there is anything whatsoever in design that requires artistic skill, well, banish the thought. Immediately, swiftly, and promptly. Art can enhance design but the design itself is strictly an engineering problem. (But don't lose hope -- I'll talk more about beauty in future articles).
Design, for my purposes, is about making tradeoffs.
Let's design a trashcan for a city street corner, shall we?
Let me give you some design constraints.
It has to be pretty light, because the dustboys, er, sanitation engineers come by and they have to pick it up to dump the trash in the garbage truck.
Oh, and it has to be heavy, or it will blow away in the wind or get knocked over. (True story: I once got in an accident because a trash can blew in front of our car. Nobody was hurt, not even the trashcan.)
It has to be really big. People throw away a lot of trash throughout the day and at a busy intersection if you don't make it big enough, it overflows and garbage goes everywhere. When that happens, one of the little six-pack plastic ringy-dingies will get in the ocean, and a cute little birdy will get ensnared in it, and choke to death. YOU DON'T WANT TO KILL BIRDIES, DO YOU?
Oh, also, it needs to be pretty small, because otherwise it's going to take up room on the sidewalk, forcing the pedestrians to squeeze past each other, which, possibly, when the Effete Yuppie Listening to His iPod gets distracted by a really funny joke on the Ricky Gervais podcast and accidentally brushes against the Strangely Haunted Vietnam-Era Veteran, can result in an altercation of historic proportions.
Ok, light, heavy, big, and small. What else. It should be closed on the top, so rubbish doesn't fly away in the wind. It should be open on the top, so it's easy to throw things away.
It should be really, really, really cheap.
Notice a trend? When you're designing something, you often have a lot of conflicting constraints.
In fact, that's a key part of design: resolving all of these conflicting goals.
The only goal that usually doesn't conflict is the requirement that whatever you design be really, really cheap.
Every design decision involves tradeoffs, whether it's finding space for all your icons on the toolbar, picking the optimal balance of font size and information density, or deciding how best to use the limited space for buttons on a cellphone.
Every new feature is a tradeoff, between the people who could really use such a feature and the people who are just going to get overwhelmed by all the options. The reason 1950s-era telephones were so much easier to use than modern office phones is that they just didn't do much. Without voicemail, conference calling, three-way calling, and Java games, all you need is a way to dial numbers and hang up on the man claiming to be selling police benevolence.
By which I mean to say: even if you think your new feature is all good and can't hurt because "people who don't care can just ignore it," you're forgetting that the people who allegedly don't care are still forced to look at your feature and figure out if they need it.
"How could a mute button on a sound system hurt?" After all, if you don't want to waste time learning about the mute button, you can just ignore it completely, right?
No. Because at some point, someone will hit it by mistake, and no sound will come out of the speakers, and if they don't know about "mute," they'll start trying to turn up the volume knob all the way, so when they do finally unmute the thing, the speakers will blow out with an ear-shattering boom that creates permanent, concave warps in each of the walls of the room where the sound system was installed (and a matching hump in the floor of the apartment upstairs).
And since the mute button takes up space on the control panel, now all the other control panel buttons have to be a bit smaller, making them harder to read, and there are more buttons, so the whole interface looks scarier. I swear, it's gotten to the point where I don't dare try to use the clock radio in a hotel room to wake me up. With all the options they have I can never quite tell if I'm setting the alarm clock to wake me up in time for my Very Important Meeting, or programming the damn thing to download the latest news from Mongolia on the half-hour.
"So," you think, "simplicity, is that it?" No! I wish it was that easy!
Because without conference calling, you're just not going to sell any office telephones.
If the nifty graphics application you developed doesn't give users 16777216 choices for colors, you're not going to sell a copy to Yale, which needs Yale Blue (Pantone 289) for all their documents.
You see? There are two requirements: lots of features and few features. Ah! And that is where the zen-like mystery of design comes in. When you're designing, you're satisfying lots of difficult constraints. One false move, and you fall into the abyss. It's frigging hard to get this right. You think I know how to solve the Motorola RAZR phone power-switch button? Heck no! I'm sure that the design team over there spent weeks working on this. I'm sure that some engineer or team of engineers went to absolutely heroic lengths, staying up late and coming in on weekends, to make the RAZR keyboard light up right away when you press the ON button, even though you don't notice this in daylight, because they know about the problem I whined about in the introduction and just couldn't do anything about it because turning on a modern cellphone requires booting up a computer, and not a very fast computer, for that matter, before you can get things on the main screen to light up.
Design Adds Value Faster Than It Adds Cost
The Motorola RAZR is now selling at a rate of about four million units each month -- 1.5 per second. If Motorola spends another $million or two improving the design, they can make it back in a day.
Design is something you only have to pay for once for your product. It's a part of the fixed costs in the equation, not the variable costs. But it adds value to every unit sold. That's what Thomas C. Gale, the famous Chrysler automobile designer who retired in 2001, meant when he said that "Good design adds value faster than it adds cost."
(Footnote: AUTOS ON FRIDAY/Design; He Put a New Face on Chrysler, The New York Times, Published: February 9, 2001, by By JIM MCCRAW , Late Edition - Final, Section F, Page 1, Column 1)
That's what makes it so important. By the time I've finished this series of articles, I think you'll be utterly convinced that nothing matters more to a product's success -- whether it's a software product, website, cell phone, or garbage can -- than good design. And as for great design? Well, that's coming up in the next installment. Stay tuned.
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Union vice-president Dave Ritchie said the machinists, cargo agents and baggage handlers rejected a tentative deal late Tuesday because Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) hasn't addressed their pension concerns, especially after they agreed to millions of dollars in cost cutting to help the airline restructure.
"In my 40 years of collective bargaining, I have never seen the level of anger that I have seen in the membership at Air Canada," Ritchie said Wednesday at a news conference in Toronto just hours after the union served notice of its intention to strike.
Ritchie said the negotiating committee underestimated the anger of its membership, who rejected the tentative deal by a 66 per cent margin. Of particular concern are wages and a sizable pension deficit, which the union says Air Canada has not dealt with, despite the sale of $2 billion in assets.
The union had already agreed in 2009 to defer payment on its pension plan until 2014, but the company is asking for $350 million in pension concessions, while top executives continue to be paid handsomely, Ritchie said.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said its 8,600 members will walk off the job if they don't get a new deal by 12:01 a.m ET on Mar. 12.
"If we hit the lines, this airline is grounded," Ritchie said.
"Unfortunately, the public is going to be inconvenienced and I can understand that but you know what my membership has suffered for 10 years," he said.
If the union were to strike, flights would have to be grounded because its members provide crucial services such as fixing and de-icing planes, Ritchie said. The union members last went on strike in 1987, an action that halted service at the airline for about 20 days.
Many Air Canada workers, including a pilots union that is also currently in negotiations, are trying to win back pay and concessions they gave up to help the airline restructure under bankruptcy protection in 2003 and 2004.
Ritchie accused the company of failing to negotiate an acceptable agreement, while betting on the federal government's recent willingness to intervene in labour disputes at the airline.
"I guess their pattern is that 'thank God for the government because they're going to make sure that these employees don't get what they're deserving either'," he said.
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Ritchie said he hasn't been in contact with Labour Minister Lisa Raitt, who has moved swiftly in the past to intervene in labour disputes at the country's biggest airline, but added he hopes she will allow the parties to negotiate an acceptable agreement.
"I am pleading with the minister — let us do our job, bring air Canada back to the table and let them think that you are not going to legislate us," he said.
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Interim NDP leader Nycole Turmel urged the government not to step in to end the conflict before it has reached at least the mediation stage.
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Re: Hurtdava Jun 7, 2011 2:43 PM (in response to maureen)
Unfortunately people will try to get the best deal at the expense of hurting
you. It happens often but more to others and I'm not sure why. This is a good
reason to competitively price your vr, then stick to your pricing. Sometimes its
not worth the few dollars you do get when several headaches come along with it.
I would rather see my place un-booked then to discount it so much that I feel
violated. You did the right thing, graciously refusing to rent to the person. As
many veterans of this industry have seen, the ones that try and talk you down so
much are the ones that seem to also give you countless problems even after they
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Re: Hurtcrescentbeach4u Jan 15, 2013 5:39 AM (in response to dava)
Absolutely agree with Dave, It is true, for some reason your worst issues will come from the ones asking most discounts. Learn to say no and move on. Its ok to give published discounts for seasonal, competition but dont do it on the spot.
Re: Hurtsophie Jun 7, 2011 6:17 PM (in response to maureen)
You need to stick to your guns. Someone else posted this a while ago in response to people wanting a deal and I love it.
Just politely thank them for their interest and tell them our home is not available. We only offer a discount to valued returning guests - we prefer guests that want to stay in our home because of our presentation, good value rates and reviews from other guests."
Also, the person who wants the lowest price and the "best deal" is normally the one that is hardest on the house and the worst headache.
And remember, they can't leave you a review if they didn't stay at your property.
Hurthappyhome Jun 8, 2011 7:32 AM (in response to maureen)
I wholeheartedly agree with the above two postings. We've been renting for three years and we find that there are always people looking to get a bargain, I almost feel as it half the pleasure they have in renting a place is being able to gloat to others about the "steal" that they got.
I've also found those people that are trying to bargain you down also bargaining with a few other perspective properties until they get their "deal" which probably isn't going to be your place and then you will have wasted a lot of your time.
If you're going to offer a discount, offer it to a returning guest.
The only time we've been a bit flexible with pricing has been off -season.
I also think that if people feel that they are paying for a quality "product," they'll treat it with respect.
You'll always find exceptions to the rule, but I would stick to your pricing. Best of Luck!
Hurtmaureen Jun 8, 2011 9:30 AM (in response to happyhome)
Thank you everyone for all of your support! I feel so much better. I guess it hurt me because we thought that we were helping a family that didn't have much money. She ended up emailing me again after I posted my question on Community. The email from her was very mean.She mocked me for not renting the property to her and said that we wouldn't get anyone else and called me all sorts of names. I did not respond and blocked her from my email.
Hurthappyhome Jun 8, 2011 9:37 AM (in response to maureen)
Oh Dear! I'm afraid that every now and then you're going to get a nut job. That would certainly have given me the creeps. Thank goodness she didn't end up in your home! I think that people feel that they can be particularly mean via the Internet because there's a certain anonymity to it. Take care!
Hurtdcrentalhome Jun 8, 2011 3:25 PM (in response to maureen)
I had something like this happen over the past few days. After 5 emails on differant price reductions and being asked 1 more time to change my price I agreed. I said it would now be $1000.00 per night per person as well as $500.00 per person cleaning fee. Well he wanted to know why I went up so I told him going down didnt seem to make him happy. He laughed and said to me this may not be the rental for him.
Hurtmaureen Jun 8, 2011 7:58 PM (in response to dcrentalhome)
Now that's funny! All of you people have helped me so much. Thank you!
Re: Hurtmarym Jun 17, 2011 8:02 PM (in response to maureen)
You will get the hang of it soon enough. I sometimes cut our rates if the spirit moves me - honeymooners - repeat guests - active military - senior citizens - but there is a limit. She was really pushing and wanting more, more, more. Stick to your guns - you're running a business, not a charitable organization! Good luck!
Re: Hurthideawaylady Jun 17, 2011 11:30 PM (in response to maureen)
We have an ocean front home. If a person starts asking for discounts, reduced rates, etc. I suggest that maybe they should look for a property that is not on the ocean. There are many properties for less money and I do not feel that I need to lower any rates. Stick to your guns. It is important to know what your competition is charging. Study the other homes in your area and compare what amenities they offer. It is important to be informed if you are going to run this as a business.
Re: Hurtmarq Jun 18, 2011 1:16 PM (in response to maureen)
She's a wheeler-dealer. Most people like getting a bargain (who doesn't?) but this goes beyond the pale.
Regarding the email: consider the source. You have to make renting worth your time, financially, and she was out for everything she could get.
There is a place my partner and I *love* staying in Mobile, AL, and because we've been there several times the owner gives us a repeat customer discount. You can offer a discount if you have a repeat customer; but a first-timer -— no. If they have a problem with that, then they can rent from somebody else (or check into a hotel).
Re: Hurtaudre.gutierrez Jun 18, 2011 2:02 PM (in response to maureen)
How interesting reading your post and the replies!! I feel I have priced my place at the low end, relative to the market, because I live there part of every month (I have a business in the area) and am paying the mortgage anyway! So...when someone asks for a discount...I am gracious but clear that I have a very simple fee structure...I include taxes in my rate, I do not charge extra for weekends or holidays, and the cleaning fee is exactly what I pay my cleaner...I don't make a dime on it. And I have done it this way to avoid the discount conversations. I also created this based on my experience as a renter at numerous VRBO properties. Once I give them that background, they either just rent the place or go elsewhere, which I am fine with.
In one case, I let myself get emotionally involved (the woman was recuperating from cancer), and gave a discount; then she felt she needed to leave early as we had a plumbing problem (which was corrected in a hour), and asked for one night's refund, which I did. Then she wanted the ORIGINAL price as a discount "for her trouble" (an additional $25). Because I feel the customer is always right, I refunded the additional amount... and felt it was a pretty inexpensive lesson in NOT DISCOUNTING FOR FIRST TIME RENTERS. I totally agree with giving the return renters (who have been great and treated my home with respect...which is the vast majority) a break.
So...live and learn! You should know that most of my renters are lovely people, fair people, honest people and treat my home like their own. That is the most important thing to remember. Audre Gutierrez (222369 on VRBO)
Hurtseattlesailor Jun 24, 2011 12:41 AM (in response to audre.gutierrez)
It really sounds like you dodged a bullet with this one. If she had rented your place, I would guess there would be additional requests for a discount and/or complaints about things. She sounds like a NIGHTMARE.
Someone posted in another forum that potential renters looking for discounts are a massive red flag. I'd say in this case that's defnitely true!
Re: Hurtsowellfleetian Jun 20, 2011 3:07 PM (in response to maureen)
Personally I rarely give a discount. My price structure is set up with discounts built in, depending on the time of the year. If I have an odd week or it is early or post season, only then will I consider a discount. I've been handling vacations rentals on Cape Cod for 20 season's and have heard and seen many things along the way. Clearly discount requests should send a red flag when after an initial agreement the renter continues to request additional discounts. By the second request, I nicely suggest they may want to consider another property better suited for their vacation needs. Even as a "seasoned" vacation "Landlord", I have been taken advantage on more than one occasion for honoring multiple discount requests. It is never easy to refuse a rental or income, especially in this "vacation renters" market. Someone is always going to feel "bad" or misunderstood.
However, if I an negotiating with a repeat renter, I am always very accommodating. Recently, I raised by rates for my pre-post season weeks, a 10 season renter was happy to the increase but asked if they could arrive a day early. Not only did I agree to allow them the early check-in. I gave them the additional night at no charge. BONUS! They were very happy and I hope they will continue to visit my rental property in the coming years. I've agreed to let them always have this bonus free day early check-in as a gesture of their continued loyalty to return.
Re: Hurttansy Jun 24, 2011 12:51 AM (in response to maureen)
I agree - if you agree a discount at the very outset you're in for a bumpy ride... they find fault and demand more.
If anyone opens up dialogue looking for discount I shut down the conversation, I'd rather have the house sitting empty than risk damage and bad feelings.
My price is my price... sometimes I offer discount, for example if someone enquires now for 2012 I'll honour this years published price... that sort of thing - but if someone asks for discount with a hard luck story the price goes up!
I have to say she sounds a bit of a fruitcake... where are you as you mention €
Here in France we have to watch the French as they use rentals traditionally as a place for the whole family & friends to come... classic example, I had an enquiry the other day (we can sleep up to 10 on proper beds) she wanted to know about settees breaking down & z beds... I asked the question how many ...16 minimum in the party! It doesn't seem to compute that all our china, cutlery, dining table size, hot water etc. is designed for 10 persons maximum!
Re: Hurtttaylor0 Jun 24, 2011 8:56 AM (in response to maureen)
I agree with tansy on two things.
One: I will honor this year's price if someone is booking a year in advance. Two: If they ever say will you give me a discount, I shut off the conversation with a simple no. You have to get over the feeling in the pit of your stomach about losing a renter because that renter may cause you more problems and headaches than you ever dreamed of. Remember, you are running a business and it needs to be treated as such. Would you ever go into a Hilton and say, "this is my vacation budget so I need you to lower your rates" and expect them to do so. No, you would not and that is because you know they are running a business. Always go with your gut feelings and when someone starts out saying your house is not worth what you are asking for it, politely tell them to look elsewhere.
Hurtterirusso Jun 25, 2011 7:00 AM (in response to maureen)
I discount in two situations-returning guests, and someone recomended by returning or previous guests. Be aware of an increasing scam- people asking for military discounts. Until this year, I never had anyone ask for a military discount. They usually inquire without asking up front, but when you respond and discuss the price and lease details, they look for anywhere from 10-30% off. The first time this happened, I said was happy to discount for someone who had served our country. But when I asked for proof of military service, they disappeared. After that I informed them upfront that I would be willing to discount upon proof of service. One woman actually was anoyed and asked if I didn't believe her. No one who inquired ever booked.
Re: Hurtmarilyn Feb 12, 2012 3:09 PM (in response to terirusso)
Last year I had a request for a rental by an active military person. The email stated that they were returning from active duty in Iraq and wanted to spend the summer in the sun. I was a bit hesitant. They asked for a military discount and we do not have one. They said since they were overseas, his mother would be sending the check.
I asked for his full name and address, parents info. I looked him up on Facebook. There he was in full army uniform. I checked the parents facebook page and they were nice sounding people with nice friends.
Although I did not give a discount, the person was in the military and the rental was a good one. He, his fiance and friends left my home in wonderful clean condition.
Hurtstjvilla Jun 29, 2011 9:24 AM (in response to maureen)
I agree with those who say stick to your price. We have not raised our rental rate in 2 years and tell people that we are holding prices down due to the economy. Also, we will honor the current rate for next year with a deposit. If they rent for longer than 1 week we discount the further days 10% but that is all. I suppose we could raise rates and then offer a discount, but that seems dishonest. Some people will try anything to get cheaper rates and you should resist the urge to discount just to get a rental. You all sound like conscientious owners and your place is worth what you charge!
Hurtgabriel Jul 27, 2011 10:34 AM (in response to stjvilla)
One lesson from this is that you should not make more comments than necessary, a simple "We are sorry but we cannot reduce the deposit" would sufice. Otherwise you open yourself to emotional comments. They will simple accept it or walk away.
Be careful that the competition may be testing your price flexibility, always get their phone number and if in doubt, check thei IP address.
Re: Hurtsliver2907 Jan 14, 2013 10:23 PM (in response to maureen)
This is a red flag. I have not had such a problem, but recently saw a TV show on Marriott, in which one of the big wigs at the company said they would rather turn away a customer, than give a discount, since they would then get used to bargening their way down. I have offered discounts to fill low season space and had great renters who took the home, but when they start to bargin and bargin, then I would refer them to someone else in their price range. I can only imagine what else they would want refunds for when they show.
Re: Hurttwobitrentals Feb 8, 2013 4:35 PM (in response to maureen)
I would only give a discount if someone wanted to rent my place in either January or February.....my slow months. I never ever discount the deposit, they can put that on their credit card and make small payments until they receive their refund AND if they can't do that, then I personally don't want them in my home. I have a huge investment in my home and furnishings and folks staying in the house need to understand that, or find another place to stay.
Re: Hurtlazym Feb 8, 2013 5:02 PM (in response to maureen)
First welcome to the business, we have really enjoyed having a rental property over the years.
There are some people out there that just don't understand what renting from the property owner reallys means and you just need to not let it bug you (learn and move on). There are all types of blogs and TV segments on how to get the best deals when on vacation but most of those should not apply to our "homes". Have your competative rate (we have a lower winter rate) and then decide on what discounts you want to give, military or AARP for example, and then stick to just those. You might loose a couple of potential guests but in the long run it will save you a lot of trouble (normally the people who get steep discounts are not the best behaved guests).
If someone asks for a discount outside of what you decide just stick firm and respond with a polite email saying your rates are competitive and that you do not offer any discounts.
Hope this is helpful.


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-Mini Rocket batteries are OP. The second you get them it shreds literally everything, put them on hovers makes last mission done in 10mins.
-Ai forces might be suffering a bug the player suffers in gamma campaign (research seems to not apply its bonuses) as I find my tanks started taking pathetic amounts of damage, you can roll tracked units into any base soaking up lancer tower hits like peas hitting a stone wall.
Campaign Beta
Same bug as Cam A, the AI's units health and damage falls off and missions become trivial. Otherwise nothing else unusual
Campaign Gamma - Game Breaking bug - Research does not apply on LOAD of SAVED gamma campaign
This bug ruins this campaign the second you load a save from any gamma campaign, you lose ALL research bonuses, your commander will go from 4k HP to 1900 with base armor values, base damage values, and base speed. It is like you researched command turret, the body, and the tracks and nothing else. From strong heroes to wet paper tanks every time.
I have been able to recreate this bug 100% and there is a workaround but its not ideal. This will only happen in gamma, and will NOT effect saves from the other 2 campaigns! The second you LOAD any level saved in gamma ALL gamma saves are now bugged permanently. ***Research cheat codes does not fix this***
The only solution is to load the last beta level and play gamma from START to FINISH (lol fun right?). It is strictly research that bugs out, everything else is unaffected. Its game breaking because all gamma saves are instantly ruined.


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Hey guys, how you doing? Good, hopefully. It's been over a month since the Crash Course card was posted and the show's not been finished, despite me stating that I was hoping for it to be done in July. So what's happened?
Well, I'm not gonna be going into too much detail but basically, there's been a few personal issues both online and offline that were seriously affecting my own motivation to work on any projects. Close friends know I've been struggling creatively, especially with writing, since the start of the year and I'm still trying to rebound from depression.
To add onto these personal issues, I've been running into a roadblock when it comes to the actual production of WHIPLASH. I'd initially hoped to record in a widescreen resolution that'd reduce the black bars on screen and just generally allow me to make a higher quality show than I've done in the past but I've had a lot of complications with rendering that sort of content. After settling with recording in 4:3, I've been having my video clips black screening and causing a lot of stress while trying to put together the intro.
I wanted to get the intro done first because of the fact it will only feature footage I've recorded specially for this, as there are no WHIPLASH shows to pull from. But after having hours of work frequently ruined because of this problem is making it very difficult to persevere with using Sony Vegas. I want to get this done. I've been feeling the motivation to finally get Crash Course done and out there for you guys and the continual problems with production is dragging me right back down.
Part of me says I should persevere with Vegas for now, until I can afford to pay for Adobe Premiere (which, atm, isn't for a couple of weeks) and then I can switch to that and get to grips with it. Or I can do something more passive but feels like the smarter choice overall, and that is to hold off on the production side of things until I have Adobe Premiere. With Premiere, I can maybe have another shot at producing the show in a widescreen resolution. The positive of this is also that I might actually be able to record in MP4s and not take up a shit-ton of space on my hard drive (on current settings so that it's Vegas friendly, a 10 minute clip will take up an entire Gigabyte on its own). I can use the downtime to work on more movesets for characters that'll appear after this first show and I can be better set-up for the entire cycle.
The downside is that me going with the latter would mean a much longer production schedule for this first show, as I'd have to get to grips with new editing software and would be experimenting once again, as opposed to this state I'm currently in where I know everything I'm doing and I just don't know how to fix this current issue. I'd appreciate some thoughts from you guys on this whole thing, see how you guys feel.
And I just want to say, I'm really sorry for all the hold ups so far. I'm sorry I couldn't make the first show for last month, like I said I was going for. I'm sorry for these extra hold ups. I just want to get this show started, so I can do what I love to do - entertain.
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Ty Burrell Set to Star in Muppets Sequel
He's basically a human-puppet anyway.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that the puppetlike Ty Burrell is set to star as a human Interpol agent in the upcoming Europe-set, Jason Segel–less Muppets sequel (2 Muppets 2 Furious?). It's a part that Christoph Waltz had to back out of because of scheduling conflicts (and because he was scaring all the kids.) Burrell should be a natural on set — for years he's been acting against Luke Dunphy, a character who's basically a teenage Fozzie Bear without the hat and stand-up aspirations.


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This morning the Sierra Club revealed what community activists, clean water advocates and Ohio Fracktion have been saying for years: the Ohio Department of Natural Resources really works to facilitate, not regulate, fracking for big industry.
A recent public records request by the Sierra Club turned up a evidence of a program hatched between the supposed regulators at ODNR and the industry they not-so-secretly promote. Their main objective this time was to pave the way for ceding mineral rights from the state parks to industry to engage in the experimental and danger-ridden fracking of shale. However, one thing stood in their way: the public's concern for their safe drinking water. The solution: launch a secret PR campaign with leading industry groups to mislead the public about the dangers of fracking and marginalize Ohio Fracktion and other advocacy groups. Read the full memo here.
The blatant abuse of ODNR's public resources and influence to do industry PR is insulting. It shows what we have learned the hard way – that ODNR takes the job of increasing industry profits more seriously than preventing activity that threatens our land, water and people. It shows that they see a world of allies in big business and enemies in those who are fighting for democratic control and safe drinking water. ODNR sees their duties within a world divided between allies and enemies along these strict corporate lines.
The document presents us with neat lists of each: the administration, big business, and drilling companies fall into the allies category, and the citizens ODNR is bound to protect into the the "opponents" and "adversaries". Top of the "allies" listed are Governor Kasich, JobsOhio, the Ohio EPA, and other such allies as the US Chamber of Commerce, The Ohio Oil and Gas Association, and Halliburton. In with the "adversaries" competing for the top prize with the Sierra Club and Bob Hagan were yours truly, Ohio Fracktion. Those with concerns of their drinking water are the "neutrals" whose only role is to be moved (not listened to or partnered with) as passive objects of ODNR administration.
To be listed as one of their top "opposition groups" is a high honor we as Ohio Fracktion gladly accept. Our work as a collective of organizers and residents started on the belief that clean water and democratic control are human rights that no industry can take away and that no one deserves to be poisoned or have their land taken for another's profit. As the ODNR has used its 'regulation' as a cart-blanch for drilling and treated anyone in the industry's way as expendable, we're not surprised they have named us as enemies – in fact, we're honored they did. ODNR's lack of respect for the public was made abundantly clear when members of our group were arrested for attempting to peacefully enter their public office during business hours in order to set up meetings for residents whose water was contaminated by next-door drilling. And so while bailing our friends out of jail we learned the hard way that attempting to negotiating with bought and paid for regulators was as effective as pushing a boulder up a hill over and over and over and over again.
This documents sheds light on the extent to which ODNR is a tool to promote drilling, reaching heights of absurdity. They hide behind ridiculously false claims to be able to magically "allow no negative impact on park or forest lands" and to "have some of the nation's strictest safeguards in place to make sure there is no danger to public health or the environment" No danger? No negative impact? To protect such blatant falsehoods the PR campaign laid plans for Orwellian "truth squads" to bury alarming information with letters to the editor, news releases, and letters to supporters to confront those on the 'opponents' list. The sad irony is that memo focuses on strengthening industry messaging rather than providing any details of how they will protect parks from disturbance or prevent exposure of neighbors and visitors from toxins. They plan for public meetings to change public opinion, but not to work with resident with open minds.
However, in places the authors are remarkably perceptive. They list that opponents will communicate "aggressively to the news media and online to cast this initiative as 'risky and radical,' and that we will attempt to "legally and physically halt the drilling." We will "create public panic [awareness] about perceived [experienced] health risks." The reason why these tactics are their greatest concern is THAT THEY WORK: when we fight back we win. Through legal battles, civil disobedience, and public education that leads to reclaiming of democratic control, small and large groups across Ohio are providing effective resistance to this social and environmental devastation.
If there is something to learned from these documents it's that when our state regulators at the ODNR are willing collaborators in the attack on our lives Ohioans will continue to have no option but to place our bodies on the line to protect the places and people we care about. And as catastrophe after catastrophe pile up on ODNR's watch, they have become their own worst enemy to persuading the public that they act in good faith on our behalf. They launched a fancy PR war against us to promote drilling, but we're winning.
Having no faith in the ODNR for their repeated and criminal abuse of public trust and good faith:
- We demand that the ODNR be brought under Federal investigation for other evidence of criminal practice.
- We demand that all permits for oil and gas related activities be halted pending an independent review made up of a commission including leading environmental advocates and citizen groups impacted by drilling permits.
- We demand the resignation of ODNR officials who allowed public resources to be used for corporate advocacy public relations.
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Giant Pacific Octopus Killing and a Call to Action
Posted 02 November 2012 - 10:35 PM
Last Wednesday (Oct 31), my Seattle-based dive buddy and I witnessed a pair of young gentleman violently taking a 70lb giant pacific octopus (GPO) from a very well-known dive site (Alki Beach) and throwing it in the back of their pickup truck (for more information visit http://www.raptureof...eep.net/alkigpo). Quite surprisingly this species has been given very little protection, and GPO harvesting is completely legal year-round in the state of Washington. While their behavior is not technically illegal, the event has ignited a huge nationwide controversy and the story has been picked up by several national news agencies including the Associated Press. Rather than dwelling on the negative aspects of this event, however, we have begun a campaign to change these archaic laws and limit the harvesting of GPOs from this and potentially other popular dive sites. Many of you have visited the Pacific Northwest in search of these majestic creatures, and I would like to respectfully ask for your help in petitioning our state fisheries department to change the rules on GPO harvesting. The link can be found at the following site: http://www.divenewsn...84-save-the-gpo
Thanks for your help in saving one of the most amazing underwater creatures I know of!
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I buy my own photographic kit. Diving equipment manufacturers and diving services suppliers get even-handed treatment from me whether they choose to advertise in the publications I write for or not. All the equipment I get on loan is returned as soon as it is finished with. Did you know you can now get Diver Mag as an iPad/Android app?
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http://www.grindtv.c...sparks outrage/
Is it young and wreckless? Or just bad scuba training?
Posted 05 November 2012 - 02:11 PM
I like David Suzuki's saying; "think globally, act locally"
1st March next year is the end of marine collecting at my favorite local reef, it's taken some time to open the government's eyes to this hidden exploitation of the environment.
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Can't belief the arrogance of those 'not real divers'
Signed in San Diego
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"They value the life of an octopus and they are threatening a family"
Tha octopus is more intelligent, rarer and more important than he is. IMO


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While Pinterest can be a goldmine of great ideas, it also has the ability to perpetuate wedding trends that actually don't make a lot of sense from a planning or guest experience perspective. It also sometimes hinders creative brainstorming while oversaturating the market with a few specific trends. Thankfully, we love to think outside the box and are sharing some tips and must-know details for designing a killer escort card display!
Organize names alphabetically
Organize names alphabetically to make it simpler for guests to locate their names. While escort display boards that are organized by table number may look interesting, it is nearly impossible for a guest to find their name among the 200 or so others if it isn't organized alphabetically.
Another thing to consider is whether you'll group escort cards per couple or if each person will have their own card. If you have a lot of single guests then per person makes sense, but with a predominantly married crowd, it is simplest to do per party/ per couple!
Make the display intuitive
Make the escort display, and any interactive element it may include, intuitive. Guests will likely be stopping by the display while mingling on their way to the bar during cocktail hour. You want to engage guests but you don't want them stuck at the display for too long trying to understand what's expected of them! Having a clear-cut course of action will help you avoid bottlenecks. Sometimes a simple sign is all you need, instructing guests to take their card. Alternatively, if you don't want guests to take their card, but rather simply look at the display, it is helpful to indicate that in some way. A wedding coordinator standing near the display is also a key way to ensure guest bottlenecks are avoided.
Simplicity is key
Often less is more! A refined and simple escort card display will make a big impact and it will aid in the overall guest experience as they more seamlessly locate their name.
While hundreds of ribbons flowing from a tree may be eye-catching aesthetically, from a guest experience perspective you're bound to have many confused guests and you may end up having guests avoid the display to save themselves the hassle. Of course, you don't want to end up with lost and upset guests so as adorable as a few hundred ribbons hanging from a tree may be, you want to keep the act of finding guest names simple!
Keep it personal
As you brainstorm the design for your escort card display, draw inspiration from your story as a couple. Whether a certain vacation locale means a lot to you or you have a shared love of a certain hobby, draw on your interests to make an escort card display that is both beautiful and intimate!
Envision the overall impact
Your escort card display is a place for you to make a strong design impact and reinforce the overall aesthetic you're hoping to achieve! Think big and incorporate fun floral elements or other motifs that tie into the day's overall look and feel.
Consider eco-friendly options
Antique skeleton keys are adorable, and I wouldn't say no to a copper elephant. However, once I get home I know those trinkets will end up in my junk drawer in my desk. Consider incorporating an eco-friendly and earth conscious element into your display for your guests to enjoy during the wedding day!
We absolutely love seeing the creativity and unique ideas that go into couple's escort card displays! Make sure to tag @stylemepretty with all the gorgeous escort display pictures you dream up.
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Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens '89, killed in the line of duty last fall, was exemplary in his unwavering dedication to his country.
On September 11, 2012, the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, was attacked. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens '89 and three other individuals were killed; 10 more were wounded. In the wake of this tragic event, UC Hastings remembers Stevens's inspiring legacy of diplomatic accomplishments. He died, said UC Hastings Chancellor & Dean Frank H. Wu, "performing the highest role that a lawyer is called upon to perform: public service."
Born in 1960 in Grass Valley, California, Stevens studied history at UC Berkeley and then spent several years in Morocco with the Peace Corps. Upon returning to the United States, he enrolled at UC Hastings, where he served as managing editor of the Hastings Law Journal.
Stevens made an indelible impression on both faculty and classmates. He became particularly close with this civil procedure professor, David Levine, who recalls Stevens as a natural fit for a career in diplomacy. "Some people catch your eye, and Chris was one of those people," says Levine. "He always went above and beyond."
After graduating in 1989, Stevens moved to Washington, D.C., where he worked as an international trade lawyer. In 1991 he joined the Foreign Service and never looked back. He was posted as an officer to U.S. consulates in Jerusalem, Damascus, Cairo, and Riyadh and had served in Libya twice prior to his arrival as ambassador in 2012: first as deputy chief of mission from 2007 to 2009 and later as special representative to the Libyan Transitional National Council in 2011.
Colleagues remember Stevens as tirelessly committed to public service. "Christopher Stevens stood out as an extraordinary in an already extraordinary group of people," said former Secretary of State George P. Shultz at a memorial service for Stevens in San Francisco. "Democracy is not a spectator sport, and Chris was a full participant in his beloved democracy."
Stevens won over his classmates with warmth and modesty. "Chris never tried to be someone special," says classmate Mary Neumayr '89, "but he was special. People were drawn to him. Friend and classmate Chris Hillen '89 remarks, "Chris was the finest among us. More than his obvious brains and charm, he was a man of substance and humility." And classmate Rachel Van Cleave '89, currently the dean of Golden Gate Law School, reminisces, "Chris was a generous and warm person who was truly open to anyone. It was impossible not to like him. His priorities, goals, and objectives weren't about Chris; they were about his family and friends, and his country and the global community."
Two months after his death, Stevens was honored with the Common Ground award for conflict resolution, negotiation, and peace building. "Our country mourns a fallen hero," said then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who presented Stevens's award to his sister, Anne Stevens. Stevens "understood that there is no substitute for going beyond the embassy walls, building relationships and finding common ground," Clinton added. "Our diplomats cannot work in bunkers and do their jobs. We must accept a level of risk to protect this country we love and to advance our interests and values around the world."
For Stevens, this dedication to his country always came first and foremost. "He was doing what he loved," says Professor Levine. "Everything he did was for the United States."
In collaboration with his family, UC Hastings has established a symposium fund to honor Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens. The symposium will take place Nov. 8, 2013, and will address law and public policy as mechanisms to advance global understanding and peace—the issues to which the ambassador devoted his career.
"Gathering experts to discuss law and foreign policy as it relates to legal practice in the promotion of global understanding presents a fitting opportunity to further the legacy of Chris's style of diplomacy and his life's work," says Tom Stevens, Ambassador Stevens's brother. "Chris loved UC Hastings, and we are grateful to the school for holding this event."
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The following post is a guest submission from Northwest Gangs, a blog that has documented gang activity in the Northwest for eight years. You can follow Northwest Gangs here, on Facebook and Twitter. The blog's manager, Brad, keeps his last name anonymous, and his opinions and analysis are his own. The gang affiliations cited and names of the victims have been independently verified by Seattle Weekly.
The recent murders of two high ranking Hoover Criminal gang members in South Seattle may have violent repercussions if the usual retaliatory shootings take place that is all too common with gang-related crimes.
In the past three weeks two "OG" (original gangster) members belonging to the Hoover Criminal gang have been gunned down near the same street corner at South Austin Street and Rainier Avenue South. On April 10, Ritchie Williams, AKA "OG Richie Ratt" was shot in the head while he was standing outside, not far from his house. He died the following day. Williams was born and raised in Seattle, and was the founder of the "Ratt Pacc" clique, the largest clique with-in the 74 Hoover gang in Seattle, with an estimated 200-plus members.
Then exactly three weeks later in the early morning hours of May 1, Derrick Lamar Hargress, AKA "OGVamp," was shot and killed near the same intersection while sleeping inside of his car. It is said he had been camping outside of Williams' street memorial since the day he died.
Hargress was a well-known gangster in Seattle. Hargress came to Seattle from Los Angeles in 1987 as the first wave of Blood and Crip gang members came here to sell crack-cocaine. After being convicted on federal drug charges, he spent 20 years of his life in prison, being released in 2008. Since then he has been in and out of jail on various criminal charges.
The Seattle Police have released little to no information on either shooting, and no arrests have been made in either case. It is too early to say if these shootings are connected to each other, or have connections to other recent shootings in Seattle, such as the March 29 murder of K'Breyan Clark near Judkins Park.
One thing is for sure though. To lose two high ranking members from the same gang, in such a short period of time is rare for Seattle. I can't think of this happening any other time in recent years. There is always a chance that these shootings will lead to other shootings, and murders in upcoming weeks and months, but only time will tell what the outcome could be due to these latest deaths.


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